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Deschutes River - Lower - October 2nd, 2010
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
FISHING: Good
Steelhead are present all the way up to Warm Springs. Bulk of the numbers and more consistent action would be towards the middle ( below White Horse/Maupin) and lower. The White River was acting up a little bit a couple days ago. It looks like it is calming back down, check it out. When the White is muddy, the pressure around Maupin is silly. The Fishing all through the system ( have not heard as much from below Macks, but last I heard it was similar to maybe a little better), has been "fair". Average steelhead numbers 1-2 fish a day, punching the clock and putting your time in. It seems like that fish that are willing to move to a swung fly are getting plucked , and there are not the numbers like list year to fill in. Keep at it, they are around. On the upside, the average size seems to be on the slightly bigger side. The payoff has been worth it. We are just now getting into peak season, so get out and fish. In this game things can turn on fast and it doesn't take much to go from zero to hero. An extra fish or two a day can be the difference between average and great. One way to find out...go fish!
I have not actively pursued trout in awhile. Sorry. The non-target catch on the swung fly has been very good lately and there are a ton of caddis. There are more kicking around now than when they should've been. The big October caddis are making their presence known. Pupas and adult patterns can be good. A dry and drop with an orange stimulator or Morrish's October Caddis Adult. Mayflies (BWO and Mahogany duns) are starting to show as well. I imagine the trout fishing was really good if they where going cuckcoo for cocoa puffs for silly leeches and tube flies.
Steelhead are present all the way up to Warm Springs. Bulk of the numbers and more consistent action would be towards the middle ( below White Horse/Maupin) and lower. The White River was acting up a little bit a couple days ago. It looks like it is calming back down, check it out. When the White is muddy, the pressure around Maupin is silly. The Fishing all through the system ( have not heard as much from below Macks, but last I heard it was similar to maybe a little better), has been "fair". Average steelhead numbers 1-2 fish a day, punching the clock and putting your time in. It seems like that fish that are willing to move to a swung fly are getting plucked , and there are not the numbers like list year to fill in. Keep at it, they are around. On the upside, the average size seems to be on the slightly bigger side. The payoff has been worth it. We are just now getting into peak season, so get out and fish. In this game things can turn on fast and it doesn't take much to go from zero to hero. An extra fish or two a day can be the difference between average and great. One way to find out...go fish!
I have not actively pursued trout in awhile. Sorry. The non-target catch on the swung fly has been very good lately and there are a ton of caddis. There are more kicking around now than when they should've been. The big October caddis are making their presence known. Pupas and adult patterns can be good. A dry and drop with an orange stimulator or Morrish's October Caddis Adult. Mayflies (BWO and Mahogany duns) are starting to show as well. I imagine the trout fishing was really good if they where going cuckcoo for cocoa puffs for silly leeches and tube flies.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 28th, 2010
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED: 
75 °
FISHING: Good
After dealing with the intense angling pressure on the Lower Deschutes in the Maupin area the last couple of weeks, Thu and I decided to give Meca Flats another shot. We had fish Meca a couple of weeks ago with nobody around, but failed to hook or see any steelhead. We did enjoy the peace and quite of fishing at our own pace, having the opportunity to fish where ever we wanted, and to have the knowledge that no matter what run we fished at any time of day, you where the first or maybe second angler to fish the water.
Anyway, we arrived at the Meca Flats campground at around 5:00pm on Saturday and had just enough time after setting up camp, to get a couple of hours of swinging in before dark. By 5:30, we were wader’d up and in the water swinging just down from the parking area. The water was in great shape running at a low 3800cfs, clear and had a cool temperature of around 55 degrees. The water did bump up to 4500cfs by Monday, but it didn’t seem to affect our fishing. At about 6:30, I had found my rhythm covering beautiful water on a warm September evening with no one around and wondering how many steelhead had made there way into the upper reaches in the last two weeks, since our last trip here. Then on my next cast, as soon as my fly was on the swing I had a tap or a slight pluck, and then another pluck, and then a solid pull. I felt the head shake and I swung my rod to the right insure a solid hook-up, and the race was on. It was a nice size hatchery fish that was a little beat up with a bite mark on his side, but he put up a great fight right up to the end before I finally brought him to hand.
On Sunday, the boat traffic on the river was pretty heavy, but the hike-in traffic and the number of campers was very light. There seemed to be 50/50 mix of trout anglers to steelhead anglers. If you’re looking for trout, the Caddis and October caddis were out in force and trout were slurping all day. As for steelhead, we fished hard all day covering most of the water for the first mile or so, and I was able to hook two fish and failed to land either one. The first fish was a hook-up with two head shakes and off, and the second was a fish the hit hard and then thought he was a po-go stick and jumped three times before coming unbuttoned.
On Monday we woke up to a beautiful clear day with no cars in the parking lot and only two other campers in the campground. We dressed, grabbed our coffee and walked to the river and enjoyed a beautiful day filled with unfettered water. We even managed to catch two more fish before we packed up and headed home. Mine came first, as I followed Thu through a run. She had stepped out to take a break and eat a sandwich and I worked down in front of her as she ate. My line was soon tight with a small but very feisty wild steelhead that was bright as a dime. After a quick picture or two, she darted from my hands as soon as she touched the water and shot back out into the river. About an hour later, Thu picked up her fish in a tailout, and it also was a small wild fish that fought like crazy. I’m not even sure if it was the shortest, fattest steelhead or the biggest fattest trout in the river, but it was nice fish and after a quick picture, she raced off into the cold waters of the Deschutes River.
As usual, Thu and I were both casting our beloved, 7136-4 Z-Axis Speys with 500grn Skagit lines. We did use sink-tips most of the time, especially when the sun was on the water. All the fish Thu and I caught were on some kind leech pattern. One on a black w/ green but Moal Leach, one on a pink & purple stinger Matuka pattern I tie, one on a Town Run (a marabou stinger fly with lots of colors), and two on a black Thunderhead Moal Leech.
There is still, from the reports I’ve been hearing, a lot more fish down low, but the numbers over the fall are increasing and there are more reports of fish being caught in the upper river every day, so there coming up. We worked hard for our fish, but it’s awful nice to enjoy working hard alone.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 27th, 2010
supplied by: Radditz Sipler Outfitters (RSO)
RECORDED: 
76 °
FISHING: Good
Back down on the Deschutes this week for three days of chasing the wily and occasionally elusive steelhead. It was very evident that Fall is in the air. The Bighorn Rams are bashing horns and chasing each other all over the hills, the October Caddis are out in force and the freshly burnt hills are starting to green up again. Air and water temps were cooler, especially in the mornings. The White River blew out Monday and again Wednesday last week and cleared by Friday. It may remain highly variable over the next few weeks in the lower river depending on rain and daytime temps up on the glacier. Visibility is better than three feet in the lower river but it was changing by the hour. As for the fish, they are around and on the grab. Floating lines and both dries and traditional wets did the trick. Takes were solid and decisive and we saw almost all native fish this trip. More impressive was how much larger than average and how hot the majority of the fish were. We saw a LOT of backing this trip! Can't wait to get back on the water Wednesday!
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 24th, 2010
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
FISHING: Fair
Well the last five days has been a little bit of a battle. We had a bunch of rain ( felt like the valley), the river was bumped from releases from the dam, and the White River was dumping color (rain). These desert fish do not take well to big changes. I am sure it moved fish around ( check out counts over the falls during it - moving fish not grabbing), but rising rivers and areas with poor visibility and fluctuating water levels did not make for happy grabby fish on the swing. Some fish where stuck, but a lot of work for those fish.
Good news is that it looks like it is improving. The weather looks decent and the White is trying to settle down, and dam release looks a little better. Conditions and catching over fishing should get better.
Have not been trout fishing lately, but they where grabby on Sat/Sun and some mayflies and caddis where out and about with some fish looking. My guess was that it was fishing better than the steelheading.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 22nd, 2010
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED: 
67 °
FISHING: Good
Thu and I had the weekend off, so we headed to Maupin on Friday night and planned to fish Saturday and Sunday. The weather prediction proved true, as it rained like cats & dogs at night and in the mornings, but we were treated to mostly cloudy skies with occasional passing rain showers during the days while we fished.
The water in the lower river had bumped up about 800cfs in two days, to around 5500cfs and stayed pretty constant during the weekend. In the last couple of days, the river level has been creeping up and is now running close to 5800cfs. With the change in water level in the past week, came a change in the catch rates for most anglers on the river, who have found it more challenging to find the steelhead that were abundant just a week ago.
Saturday morning, with a little concern for the heavy rain causing the White river to blowout, we started out fishing a couple of runs upstream of Maupin with plans to check the water below the White later when the sun was up. The angling pressure was not that bad up river and we found some good water to fish. In the second spot of the day, I was following Thu through the run when her line suddenly went tight and she had a nice fish thrashing about on the end of her line. It was short lived, as this fish came unbuttoned soon after being hooked, but we were excited and hopeful that it wouldn’t be the last. We finished up the run and headed down stream to see if the White River was in shape, and fish some of the lower Macks Canyon road water if it was. The White was still in good shape, so we drove down fishing a few spots along the way. One of my favorite runs on the way to Beavertail campground was unoccupied and we stopped to give it a fish. We stepped in with Thu in the sweet spot and I started above her to follow her through. Just as I got into position and started working line out, I looked down stream and Thu was hooked up again. I quickly reeled up and ran down to give her a hand. When I got there, Thu was in a tug-o-war with a fish that had his nose down and would not leave the center of the river. After a few minutes, I started to give her a hard time about taking too long with the fish and maybe put a little more pressure on him and try to lift his head out. Thu reeled down a little and pulled up with a little more pressure and the fish came off the bottom and glided towards the surface and rolled before ripping line from her reel as he shot back out to the center of the river. But we both saw the size of him when he rolled, and this was a nice fish! With a few grunts & groans, giggles & laughs and a lot of line give and take, Thu finally worked this big beautiful fish to the bank and brought him to hand for a great photo. We stopped to fish another run before dark, but called our day a little early, when Thu decided to take a thirty yard downstream swim in the river. One minute, I look upstream and Thu was making a nice cast, and the next minute, I hear my name and look up and I only see her hat bobbing up and down in the river. I raced upstream to help her and thankfully, Thu made it to where she could stand up again and to my surprise; she still had her rod in her hand. Thu was soaked to the bone, so we got her changed into some dry clothes and headed back to our lodging for a drink and dinner.
The next morning at o-dark thirty with heavy rain coming down, we made our way to our first run of the day. We fished up river again and my expectations of the White causing problems in the lower river were confirmed by the parade of boats and anglers that flooded the river above Maupin. With the increasing pressure on the most popular runs, Thu and I started fishing the out of the way, funky little spots that nobody fishes and it soon paid off with Thu sticking another fish in a shallow gravel bar tailout. This fish, as did her first, came unbuttoned in the first couple of seconds of the fight, while the fish was thrashing about in the shallow water of the tailout. But, it looked like a nice another nice fish from the size of the head on it.
We decided to call it a day and head back home, which I wasn’t looking forward too. The two hour drive back to Bend would give Thu a lot of time to bask in the glory of success, and remind me that she hooked three steelhead and that the only fish I touched was one of hers.
The fish passage over Shears Falls has steadily increased, so it won’t be long before they are spread out in the upper portion (Warm Springs – Maupin) of the lower river.
With the increased water levels, we both were fishing our 7136-4 Z-Axis Spey’s with sink-tip lines. Thu hooked all three of her fish on rabbit string leeches with weighted heads which certainly seemed effective it the bigger water.
I’m sure the water will be dropping back into better shape soon, so we’ll probably give it another shot this week.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 16th, 2010
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
FISHING: Good
Steelhead: Fall is in the air, the nights are a little cooler and there have actually been some clouds. That can get any steelheader drooling. Numbers look like they are going to be closer to the ten year average as opposed to last year. Not all bad news, our average years are still a blast. Most of the consitent action has been focused on the lower sections ( Maupin and down). Some fish have been hooked above, and it will just get better everywhere as the days go by.
Trout fishing has picked up a little bit as of late. It is still day to day, but the flury of action last week was nice to see. Matt even had a couple days of good dry fly ( caddis) fishing. It had been on the tougher side. Good time to start thinking about a trout fix before fall turns to winter. Great time of year for combo trout- steelhead Deschutes adventure.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 12th, 2010
supplied by: Radditz Sipler Outfitters (RSO)
RECORDED:
72 °
FISHING: Good
Steelhead fishing has been swinging between lousy and great from day to day and spot to spot on the Deschutes. Despite cooler air and water temps and Columbia river counts jumping back up we are not seeing a great surge in fishing down on the lower river. We have seen solid fishing from the Locked Gate down to Beavertail as of late but fishing can be good anywhere on the river below town right now. A lot of people are curious about fishing above the locked gate so here goes. There are some small numbers of fish that race upriver in July and August every year. Although you hear about people catching these fish while targeting trout, especially around Warm Springs and South Junction, there are not really "fishable" numbers. Within the next week or two that will begin to change. The White River is still carrying a lot of color although the volume is pretty low so visibility is still better than three feet in the lower river. The rain last week didn't make things any worse so we dodged a bullet there. Lots of fishermen out and about so communicate and be courteous to the other steelheaders. Hopefully we all "play well with others." Also, we still have some available dates so email us at info@rsofishing.com.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 10th, 2010
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Good
The Lower Deschutes from the Maupin area down stream to the mouth still holds the largest concentration of steelhead. There have been a few reports of fish caught in the Trout Creek to Maupin stretch, but far bigger numbers of fish being caught down low at the moment. It won’t be to long, the numbers over the falls are slowly increasing. The pressure from Pine Tree down To Macks from the road and boats has been pretty heavy, but Ira and I had the day off and Ira still needed to catch his first steelhead of the season. We left Bend early and started down the Macks Canyon road at first light. We decided to just drive down and fish the first piece of good water we could find, and after a twenty minute drive, we found a nice run that was vacant a couple of miles from the end of the road.
The water looked great with a little color to it and running around 4500 cfs. I followed Ira through the first run with shade on the water and high expectations of getting Ira a fish, but we had no takers. We did talk to one of our guide friends before finishing the run that floated by and told us they had caught a couple nice fish just a few runs above us, so continued down river to the next run that was open with a little more confidence that fish were being caught. Ira fished the top of the run and I jumped in the bottom part and started to working through the run. About thirty minutes in, our guide friend floated by as I made a nice cast out in front of his boat. We talked as he floated by, and as he passed, my fly was swinging off the side even with his boat and I thought to myself, “wouldn’t it be great if I hooked a steelhead next to his boat”. And at that exact moment, I had a pluck followed two seconds later by a solid take. The next thought was “It would be even better if he jumped”, as a nice big wild fish broke the surface of the water with a flip and a big splash next to our friends boat. Timing Is Everything! After this nice fish took me into my backing down stream into a dangerous looking rock pile, I was able to work her up and eventually brought her to hand for a quick photo, complements of Ira who gave up his quest for a few moments to take my picture. We finished that run without a pull for Ira, but we had lucked out on getting good water so far, we moved on to the next run down stream that happened to also be unoccupied and one of my favorite runs on the lower river. I fished the top and Ira started half way down the run. After about an hour working through this long run, a commotion down stream caught my eye and Ira had a fish on. I thought I would return the favor and started hoofing it down stream to take his picture. Ira did a great job fighting and landing this feisty native fish, tailing her on the second try for a quick hero shot and release.
After finishing this long piece of water with Ira’s fish being the only grab, we decided to head back up stream and fish one more spot on the way out. We found a nice run that was open and spent a few more hours covering water, but to no avail. We felt our mission was complete as we got some great water to fish on a beautiful day with the reward of both of us getting a fish, so we headed home.
Ira and I were both fishing Sage 7136-4 Z-Axis spey rods with 500 grn Skagit flight heads. Ira was fishing a stinger Spey fly in pink and purple and I was fishing a Matuka style stinger fly in pink and purple. Huh, both of us with Pink and purple.
Get out and wet a line while the fishing and the weather are good.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 7th, 2010
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED:
71 °
FISHING: Fair
Thu and I decided to check out the Meca Flats area of the Lower Deschutes to see if we could find an early steelhead in the upper river. I know the bulk of the fish are still in the lower river, but there’s always a few fish that enter early and quickly make their way up the river. The other reason we like to fish the upper river this time of year is the lack of angling pressure. It’s nice to be able to fish where you want, take your time and enjoy fishing and even fish through a run again if you want, without all the pressures, hassles and incidents that arise from the numbers of anglers that converge on the angling hot spots. Less fish traded for a better angling experience, is a tradeoff you have to be comfortable with, but if you just enjoy being out there and consider any fish to be icing on the cake, now is a great time to hit the upper half of the Lower Deschutes.
We arrived at the Meca parking lot just before sunrise and had the place to ourselves. We geared up and packed some lunch and water in a small backpack for the day of hiking and fishing along the river trail. We started fishing some of the Meca water and worked our way downstream throughout the day. We only ran into a few other anglers and were able fish most of the water we wanted to. We caught two nice Rainbows, a small Bull Trout on the swing and Thu had a pull from what she thought was a steelhead that she couldn’t get to come back. The first Rainbow, a beautiful fat 17 inch Deschutes Redside, hammered my fly on the swing during my first light run when your expectations are there highest, and I thought for sure it was a steelhead. Only seconds later, I realized the fight and headshakes were from the steelhead’s smaller cousin. I laughed at myself, as I was holding and releasing this picture perfect trophy trout, for actually feeling disappointed at the time of the hookup, that it was only a trout.
No steelhead on this trip, but we did enjoy fishing some great water and had a nice lunch on the river accompanied by a beautiful sunny day.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 6th, 2010
supplied by: Radditz Sipler Outfitters (RSO)
RECORDED:
76 °
FISHING: Good
Steelhead fishing keeps rolling along down on the Deschutes with cooler air and water temps and Columbia river counts jumping back up. Fishable numbers are present all the way up to Locked Gate with best fishing still below Maupin. Before I go any further, let me issue a caveat about steelhead fishing in general, and the Deschutes in particular: catching can vary wildly from day to day and even minute to minute based on way too many variable to list. What you need to know is that there are plenty of fish in the river and there are plenty of other anglers around as well. Fishing success will continue to vary quite a bit but the fish are definitely around. The White River is carrying a lot of color although the volume is pretty low. Visibility was down but still very fishable yesterday. If we get much rain you'll want to check conditions below the confluence before heading down there. We all have our fingers crossed on this one. Also, we still have some available dates so email us at info@rsofishing.com.
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